Pinoy OFW News – News and information about Overseas Filipino Workers around the globe. We share the latest updates on current updates about fellow Pinoys working overseas. Good to learn about what’s going on with our kababayans.
An OFW in Kuwait ended his life by jumping off a building of his residence after showing symptoms of the virus. Elmer Chan Biag had been working as a crew in a food company for … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte orders the government to discharge OFWs who have been stranded in Manila due to quarantine. He wanted to make sure that our fellow Filipinos are sent back to their respective hometowns. There … Read more
Back in April, the Malacanang Palace has ordered the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) to cease the deployment of Filipino nurses for overseas work. This is amid the state of national emergency set in place by … Read more
A Filipina in Canada has stated that a CAD 2000 cash assistance given by the government of Canada is not enough. The financial assistance is a support provided by the Canadian government and is intended … Read more
The Philippine government’s Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) on Tuesday, May 26, has approved the Php 1.3 trillion funds filed under the Philippine Economic Stimulus Act (PESA) to aid the recovery of the country’s economy that has been affected by the impact … Read more
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III has confirmed the announcement by President Duterte that further funds would be provided to help more overseas Filipinos who are struggling overseas due to loss of work or … Read more
Employers who wish to test their employees for coronavirus will have to shoulder the payment for the testing, Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Saturday. This is not a mandatory … Read more
Working abroad as an expat is never easy. Aside from adjusting to a different work environment and different culture, you are also away from families and loved ones. Hence, it is difficult when there are … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has created an online portal as part of a program to help expedite the return of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in quarantine facilities to their respective hometowns. Also read: What … Read more
Four Filipino siblings based in Ireland have become orphans following the death of their father due to complications of COVID-19. The father, Miguel Plangca, 55, who hailed from Ozamis City, had been confined for 41 days at … Read more